I'm no vulcanologist or geologist, but I've always wondered - would it be possible to mitigate super-massive earthquakes or volcanic eruptions if we do something like a controlled detonation along a fault line or within a volcano to relieve some of the building stress within them so that the following eruption or quake wouldn't be as violent?

RexTalionis:I'm no vulcanologist or geologist, but I've always wondered - would it be possible to mitigate super-massive earthquakes or volcanic eruptions if we do something like a controlled detonation along a fault line or within a volcano to relieve some of the building stress within them so that the following eruption or quake wouldn't be as violent?

The risk is that you'll unleash that which you seek to relieve. After all, history shows again and again how nature points out the folly of man.

dittybopper:RexTalionis: I'm no vulcanologist or geologist, but I've always wondered - would it be possible to mitigate super-massive earthquakes or volcanic eruptions if we do something like a controlled detonation along a fault line or within a volcano to relieve some of the building stress within them so that the following eruption or quake wouldn't be as violent?

The risk is that you'll unleash that which you seek to relieve. After all, history shows again and again how nature points out the folly of man.

I think that, at least for earthquakes, it might loosen the fault line enough to let it go haywire.

dittybopper:RexTalionis: I'm no vulcanologist or geologist, but I've always wondered - would it be possible to mitigate super-massive earthquakes or volcanic eruptions if we do something like a controlled detonation along a fault line or within a volcano to relieve some of the building stress within them so that the following eruption or quake wouldn't be as violent?

The risk is that you'll unleash that which you seek to relieve. After all, history shows again and again how nature points out the folly of man.

Nogrhi:dittybopper: RexTalionis: I'm no vulcanologist or geologist, but I've always wondered - would it be possible to mitigate super-massive earthquakes or volcanic eruptions if we do something like a controlled detonation along a fault line or within a volcano to relieve some of the building stress within them so that the following eruption or quake wouldn't be as violent?

The risk is that you'll unleash that which you seek to relieve. After all, history shows again and again how nature points out the folly of man.

Gojira.

Crap. Forgot to pick up some oxygen destroyer at Walgreens this morning.

RexTalionis:I'm no vulcanologist or geologist, but I've always wondered - would it be possible to mitigate super-massive earthquakes or volcanic eruptions if we do something like a controlled detonation along a fault line or within a volcano to relieve some of the building stress within them so that the following eruption or quake wouldn't be as violent?

Maybe, but how many nuclear bombs do you have available? Consider that the holes made by underground nuclear tests are measurable in small fractions of a mile. And you'll need to keep doing it along the entire fault.https://maps.google.com/maps?ll=37.116667,-116.05&q=loc:37.116667,-11 6 .05&hl=en&t=m&z=15

Or maybe you'd rather inject water, to lubricate the fault. Figure out how much water you'd need for the San Andreas Fault, particularly because it is both long and extends basically through the entire crust. And you'll need to replenish the water, because rock (even molten rock) absorbs water in various ways. Now, which other faults do you ignore?

Then there's the fact that the first lubrication will release all the accumulated tension, and you get blamed for the result. Once that's over with, you have to keep lubricating it forever.

Strayha04:dittybopper: Strayha04: I lived on Etna in Sicily for a couple years

Did Edna ever get as big as Fuji did?:

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See, "Etna", the name of the volcano, is close to the female name "Edna". I've been using the character of Akiko Fuji from the Japanese kaiju series "Ultraman" as a stand-in for the volcano known as Mount Fuji.

BTW, the actress who played her, Hiroko Sakurai, didn't age too badly:

dittybopper:Strayha04: dittybopper: Strayha04: I lived on Etna in Sicily for a couple years

Did Edna ever get as big as Fuji did?:

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See, "Etna", the name of the volcano, is close to the female name "Edna". I've been using the character of Akiko Fuji from the Japanese kaiju series "Ultraman" as a stand-in for the volcano known as Mount Fuji.

BTW, the actress who played her, Hiroko Sakurai, didn't age too badly:

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Definitely flew over my head. I would, however, love to give you a high five for that.

Nogrhi:dittybopper: RexTalionis: I'm no vulcanologist or geologist, but I've always wondered - would it be possible to mitigate super-massive earthquakes or volcanic eruptions if we do something like a controlled detonation along a fault line or within a volcano to relieve some of the building stress within them so that the following eruption or quake wouldn't be as violent?

The risk is that you'll unleash that which you seek to relieve. After all, history shows again and again how nature points out the folly of man.

Fano:Nogrhi: dittybopper: RexTalionis: I'm no vulcanologist or geologist, but I've always wondered - would it be possible to mitigate super-massive earthquakes or volcanic eruptions if we do something like a controlled detonation along a fault line or within a volcano to relieve some of the building stress within them so that the following eruption or quake wouldn't be as violent?

The risk is that you'll unleash that which you seek to relieve. After all, history shows again and again how nature points out the folly of man.

Gojira.

Counterpoint: Tessmacher Peaks

Giant Fuji has breasts that are orders of magnitude larger than Miss Tessmacher's. Cause, you know, she's like 150 feet tall.

RexTalionis:I'm no vulcanologist or geologist, but I've always wondered - would it be possible to mitigate super-massive earthquakes or volcanic eruptions if we do something like a controlled detonation along a fault line or within a volcano to relieve some of the building stress within them so that the following eruption or quake wouldn't be as violent?